Contributing to a Project Intermediate 2h 20m
Issue Tracking with GitHub
This lesson covers the basics of issue tracking for software projects, including how to create, manage, and close issues on GitHub.
Learning outcomes
- Identify the purpose of issue tracking in software and project management
- Describe common components of an issue (title, description, labels, assignee)
- Create clear, actionable issues that facilitate collaboration
- Apply best practices for prioritizing and organizing issues
- Demonstrate how issue tracking supports project planning and sustainability
Prerequisites
GitHub, Open source basics
Cite this lesson
Metadata from CITATION.cff.
APA
Mundt, M. (2023). INTERSECT: Issue Tracking. (Version 0.2.0). UC OSPO Network. https://intersect-training.org/Issue-Tracking/
BibTeX
@misc{issue_tracking_with_github_2023,
author = {Mundt, Miranda},
title = {INTERSECT: Issue Tracking},
year = {2023},
publisher = {UC OSPO Network},
url = {https://intersect-training.org/Issue-Tracking/},
version = {0.2.0}
}